Screaming kids at the restaurant
02-September-2010
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I can understand new parents not knowing what to do in certain situations, but when we are trying to have a family meal in a restaurant to celebrate someone's birthday, why does there always have to be a screaming brat who doesn’t like vegetables?  And more to the point, why are they always sitting at the table right next to me?  You can’t hold a civilised conversation with this racket going on next to you.  As for the eating habits of some of them, meal times at home must be something akin to feeding time at the zoo!

Those super nanny type people on TV say that you should ignore them, let them play the tantrum out.  Well that is all well and good at home, but I am paying for a meal in a nice restaurant which is being spoilt by a woman who wasn’t clever enough to use contraception.

Why do people take kids to fancy restaurants when clearly they have no egg and chips?  These places serve quality food and it’s meant to be enjoyed in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.  The McDonald’s burger joint is just down the road love; go there because you won’t even have trouble getting the little brat out of the car seat into a highchair.  Your little ‘cherub’ can scream their lungs out there if they like along with all the other little monsters!

I ask the question why?  If you want a night out at a fancy restaurant, do us all a favour and for goodness sake hire a baby sitter!

A toddler, stock image - not actually the brat from the restaurant!

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Seems to me that some parents are incapable of disciplining their kids when it comes to restaurants.These brats need to learn that they have to behave in a social environment from an early age.I was unfortunate to have been the victim of abuse after politely telling off some womans unruly kids in Brewsters the other day.They were causing havoc running around upsetting other customers whilst she did nothing.The final straw came when they knocked over our drinks.She did not even apologise.After which I punched her in the mouth.Last time she will ever foist her screaming brats on anybody else again.Positive result.
*Rodney  13-Aug-2010 23:13

 
MUMMY- Your kids are nothing but little BRATS. WHF, why should we have tolerence for BRATTY KIDS. I cant stand the sight and sound of them.
*hates bratty kids  23-Jun-2010 23:35

 
where I work, I am not really a kid person, but I made 4 little girls very happy, giving them each a Balloon and a free scoop of ice cream, they were very well behaved and very polite to me. saying thank you.Not all kids are bad, some are and some are very well behaved,
*Patti  20-Jun-2010 19:48

 
AngryMom- you need to shut the HELL UP. Your KIDS are so effing annoying they make me sick. so go and EFF YOURSELF
*WE HATE AngryMom  18-Jun-2010 23:47

 
AngryMom- Know what I would liKe to do, shove a hamburger down your screaming BRATS MOUTH, to shut it up.Keep Your Maggots away from fine dining restraunts, we dont want to look at their UGLY LITTLE FACES.
*screaming brats need to be banned.  18-Jun-2010 00:47

 
mummy. wtf, who the hell wants to have tolerence for BRATTY KIDS, if someone has no tolerance fine then, kids are so effing annoying these days. there everywhere and they shouldnt be seen as well as not heard.so go and eff your self WITCH.BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE LIKES KIDS EVEN YOURS.
*o tolerance for kids.  18-Jun-2010 00:42

 
9 year olds are too old to be screaming, I am not scared of telling the TERDS to shut the eff up
I hate kids, who scream and run around a store, dont care what age it is.These kids need to not be seen let alone heard. ugg summer vacation is hear, that means I have to put up with the BRATS all summer long.
*go the eff away kids.  17-Jun-2010 12:51

 
Angry Mom- Its mom's like you. Who makes us patrons suffer, Shut your effing kids up or go to MCD'S, no one wants to listen to your little angels scream and thow a fit, I would love to shove a cheeseburger down there throat and than put taoe on there mouth so that I dont have to listen to them. How about taking them and thier meal out on the car so I donnt have to look at their ugly faces staring at me while I eat.
*kids need to banned  06-Jun-2010 02:08

 
ANGRY AT YOU- Why should people have to listen to a screaming BRAT. Kids under 10 should be banned from restraunts. kids today are more annoying than ever and RUDE. I have to deal with the little terds every day, Ever hear of condoms use them so that there are less little terds in this world.
*TOTALLY DISLIKE KIDS.  06-Jun-2010 02:01

 
Brats are people, too. How about a little tolerance for brats?
*Mummy  27-Apr-2010 16:22

 
Amen and agreed! Why would any parent with any couth want to foist a screaming brat upon patrons at a classy restaurant?
Oh, and to Angry Mom, if you can't be bothered to teach your child how to behave in public, have a big greasy burger on me! It's unfair to EVERYONE ELSE IN THE RESTAURANT to bring a squalling brat in and ruin, say, 20 other people's evenings!
*Angry Bystander  27-Apr-2010 15:42

 
While I don't like hearing screaming children in restaurants any more than the rest of you, I don't agree with the comments of 'take them to a burger bar' and such. Some parents, including myself, don't want their children to be fed the greasy muck that passes for food from those places all the time, yet do want them to experience family meals out and learn how to behave in public. The only way to do that is to go to these places and see how the child reacts. If they scream; fair enough, take them outside until the tantrum is over. But it's unfair to expect parents to feed their kids junk instead of proper food whenever you want a meal out as a family.
*AngryMom  22-Apr-2010 20:55


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